I'm not after hifi sets, so keeping that in mind these carries my purposes well enough. Headphones are bit clumsy when handling them, because they turn semi wildly in their places (no way to "glue" them to stay in one position), but it doesn't bother me much. They are okay around your head when you are actively using them, but whatever you were listening to with them, once it's over, you basically want to take them off right away.